Mattel has unveiled its first-ever autistic Barbie with stimming hands, a tablet, fidget spinner, and other features.

Mattel partnered with Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) "to allow more children to see themselves in Barbie" ...

Available starting on January 12, 2026, at Mattel Shop and Target is the first-ever autistic Barbie doll. Mattel’s Global ...

The Barbie doll features aspects meant to represent traits of some individuals with autism, according to Mattel. This ...

Mattel spent 18 months working with an advocacy organization to develop the doll, which includes noise-canceling headphones ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Mattel’s newest historic first is being met with mixed reactions. The toy company has ...

Developing the doll took over 18 months and was done in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a nonprofit ...

Toymaker Mattel has released a Barbie with autism, complete with pink noise-cancelling headphones and a clip-on fidget ...

It’s Barbie ’s world, we just live in it. And that world just keeps getting bigger—this week with Mattel’s announcement of ...